04:52 PM

BJP national president JP Nadda holds a roadshow at Sidlaghatta in Chikkaballapur district

04:51 PM

Mahindra and Mahindra revisits price at Rs 455 per share for sale of stake in Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing India

Reuters

04:50 PM

HDFC gets approval from monetary authority of Singapore for acquisition of shares in Griha Pte

Reuters

04:38 PM

A stray dog beaten to death by group of people in Karol Bagh; DCW issues condemnation

04:37 PM

26 regional parties received Rs 189 crore in donations in 2021-22: Association of Democratic Reform

04:33 PM

Pune Customs along with Indian Coast Guard foiled an attempt to illegally export 3500 livestock (Goats & Sheep) off Ratnagiri coast in guise of coastal cargo for supply to Gujarat

The livestock was being exported to Dubai from Vijaydurg Port, Maharashtra. Further investigation is underway, relief action is also underway.

04:18 PM

The portals of Kedarnath Dham are set to open tomorrow with all the rituals

Final preparations being made for the occasion. 20 quintals of flowers used to decorate the temple.

“They can talk about it & should go to court if they have concrete evidence. Neither there’s any probe nor there’s any case. How will people believe in such baseless allegations?”

– Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks on Rahul Gandhi and Congress allegations of 40% commission BJP government in Karnataka

“The discussion is happening on streets that the BJP government is the most corrupt government because every day the people of Karnataka are experiencing corruption. If they go to the police station, if they go to Tahsildar Kacheri, if they go to offices like the agriculture office or any government offices, every day they experience it (corruption). So, they are fed up with this government. The people of Karnataka want to throw this big corrupt government out of power,”

– Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

04:03 PM

Congress has a casteist nature, BJP is taking every sect along with it: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ANI during a roadshow in Hassan district

We’ll form the govt in Karnataka with an absolute majority.

“See, it’s just that caste is not an important factor in elections. The issues are important. Now the issues are corruption issues, anti-farmer issues, price rise issues, and unemployment, and there are many other issues also. People of Karnataka will not consider caste as an important factor. If anybody makes it an issue, people will not consider it,”

– Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

03:48 PM

AIADMK withdraws their candidate in the State Election

Following an interaction with BJP’s top functionaries over the phone and according to their request, a decision was taken to withdraw AIADMK candidate D. Anbarasan’s nomination for Pulikeshi Nagar.

03:45 PM

Sensex climbs 401.04 points to close at 60,056.10 points; Nifty rises 119.35 points to 17,743.40 points

“We have held talks, especially about the coming together of all parties and making all preparations ahead of the upcoming Parliament elections. Whatever will be done next, will be done in the nation’s interest. Those who are ruling now, have nothing to do. They are just doing their own publicity. Nothing is being done for the nation’s development.”

– Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

03:35 PM

Supreme Court sets aside Telangana High Court order granting interim relief from arrest to Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy in the YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case

03:31 PM

Pakistan lacks ammunition, economic strength to fight India: Pak journalists reveal Gen Bajwa’s remarks

03:18 PM

Thunderstorm accompanied by rainfall, hailstorm,& strong wind to continue for a few days: HR Biswas, IMD Director, Bhubaneswar

Some districts may face thunderstorms accompanied by hailstorms, gusty surface wind & lightning activity today. This might continue for the next 4-5 days & it may affect more areas today. As this condition might prevail, there is less probability of a heatwave situation in the next 5 days.

“Nowadays, focus is only on 2-3 billionaires, but it should be on farmers, labourers and small vendors….billionaires get loan from bank easily & if something happens, it gets waived off easily but farmers loans are never waived off”

– Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader interacts with Sugarcane farmers in Belagavi’s Ramdurg

03:10 PM

Karnataka Elections 2023

GST has been implemented only to help the rich in the country – five different taxes. It’s a very complicated tax structure. Half of the people can’t even understand when and how they have to file it. The big businesses have accountants, while the small businesses don’t. So, small businesses shut down. When our Govt comes to Delhi, we will change this GST. There will be one tax and minimum tax: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Ramdurg, Belagavi.

03:00 PM

ED conducts searches at multiple premises linked to Chennai-based Chettinad Group as part of a money laundering investigation

02:55 PM

In Telangana, Muslims are not getting reservations on the basis of religion, they are getting them on the basis of reports: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

But BJP does not understand this. They are doing politics of disappearance for the Muslims. BJP’s regime is handled by the RSS. Our huge number of youth is unemployed, border issues are going on with China, but HM Amit Shah does not discuss all these points, he only says Muslims are a threat to society.

02:55 PM

Nothing being done for India’s development, those ruling only interested in advertisement: Nitish Kumar

02:54 PM

It was a very positive discussion: Nitish Kumar after meeting Mamata Banerjee

02:54 PM

We have held talks, especially about the coming together of all parties and making all preparations ahead of the upcoming Parliament elections: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Howrah, West Bengal

Whatever will be done next, will be done in the nation’s interest. Those who are ruling now, have nothing to do. They are just doing their own publicity. Nothing is being done for the nation’s development.

02:50 PM

Opposition parties need to sit together and strategise: Nitish Kumar on 2024 polls

02:47 PM

We will go ahead together: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, at a joint press conference with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav

We have no personal ego, we want to work together collectively.

02:46 PM

We have to give message that we are all together: Mamata Banerjee after meeting Nitish Kumar

02:44 PM

I have made just one request to Nitish Kumar: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Jayaprakash ji’s movement started from Bihar. If we have an all-party meeting in Bihar, we can then decide where we have to go next. But first of all, we have to give a message that we are united. I have said earlier too that I have no objections. I want BJP to become zero. They have become a big hero with media’s support and lies.

02:43 PM

All parties must prepare together for the next LS polls: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

02:43 PM

AAP Dwarka C ward Councillor Sunita joins BJP

02:32 PM

YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila’s mother YS Vijayamma shoves police personnel as she visits her daughter at Jubilee Hills Police Station after her detention

02:28 PM

I had never imagined becoming the CM, but the party’s high command decided it: Karnataka CM & BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on upcoming Assembly elections

Now also, the party high command will take a decision. Jagadish Shettar & Laxman Savadi enjoyed all powers in BJP and they later joined the Congress party. They will not be accepted by the people of the state.

02:27 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Gundlupet, Mysuru today ahead of Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023

02:16 PM

France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries from violence-hit Sudan: French Embassy in Delhi

“In this era of digital revolution, panchayats are also being made smart. Technology is used from making schemes to implementing them at the panchayat level”

– Prime Minister Modi at Panchayati Raj Diwas programme in Rewa, MP

02:12 PM

Indian Olympic Association to constitute an ad-hoc committee to conduct elections of the Executive Committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) within 45 days of its formation and to manage the day-to-day affairs of WFI

02:11 PM

We had filed a quashing petition: Virendra Rathore, Advocate, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s counsel

When a matter is already under trial in Surat court then there cannot be another trial in a different court in the same matter, this is illegal. The next hearing is on May 15 & all lower court proceedings have been stayed till then. The court accepted his plea and gave him relief. Now he will not have to appear in the lower court in Patna.

02:07 PM

Patna High Court grants relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi staying the order of the lower court till May 15, 2023, in the ‘Modi surname’ case

The lower court of Patna had asked him to appear in court on April 12 and present his case. Against that order of the lower court, Rahul Gandhi filed a petition to quash the order in High Court. The court has asked me to keep my argument on this matter: SD Sanjay, Advocate, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi’s counsel.

02:01 PM

Wrestling Federation of India elections that are scheduled to be held on 7th May have been put on hold: Sources

02:01 PM

Bihar CM & JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar alongwith Deputy CM & RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav meets West Bengal CM & TMC leader Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata

01:52 PM

Australia’s new defence strategy focuses on stronger ties with India, Japan amidst China’s aggressiveness

01:47 PM

NIA attaches under UAPA the Srinagar property of Syed Ahmad Shakeel, son of Hizbul Mujahideen chief and terrorist Syed Salahuddin

01:31 PM

Indian Army contingent will participate in the 7th edition of the bilateral training exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior 2023’

The Exercise between the armies of the UK & India aims to enhance interoperability while undertaking operations under UN mandate.

“I always think, those people of Chhindwada whom you trusted for so long, why were they never serious about your development?…. The party that run the govt the most after independence, broke the trust of those villages…”

– PM Modi in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

01:29 PM

After 2014, the budget allocated for panchayats, which was earlier less than Rs 70,000 crores, has been increased to Rs 2 lakh crores: PM Modi on National Panchayati Raj Day in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

01:27 PM

PM Modi says his radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ to complete 100th edition due to public support

01:23 PM

We opened bank accounts of over 40 crore people in villages under Jan Dhan scheme: PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh

01:21 PM

Interim relief for Rahul Gandhi: Patna HC stays judicial process in MP MLA court

01:11 PM

Before 2014, the budget allocated for panchayats was less than Rs 17,000 crores. Our government has increased the same to more than Rs 2 lakh crores: PM Modi on National Panchayati Raj Day, in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

01:10 PM

Previous governments destroyed Panchayati raj system; we raised grants to panchayats: PM Modi

01:09 PM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal holds meeting with Labour dept, directs officials to arrange houses and hostels for labourers: CM Office

01:09 PM

Delhi govt to provide annual DTC passes to labourers for free travel, free coaching for their children: CM office

01:05 PM

Wrestlers protest against WFI chief: Delhi Police starts probe, seeks report from committee

01:02 PM

UP: “I have examined myself, bloodstains found near the staircase & next to kitchen…FSL team is about to reach, investigation will be done, CCTV footage will be examined…”: Satyendra Prasad Tiwari, ACP, Prayagraj on bloodstains found in Atiq Ahmed’s office

12:57 PM

Vinesh Phogat and seven other wrestlers move Supreme Court seeking registration of FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president, Brij Bhushan Singh

12:54 PM

Our government is constantly working to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system in the country: PM Modi in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

12:50 PM

School jobs-for-bribe case: SC fixes plea of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee for hearing on April 28

12:48 PM

School jobs-for-bribe case: SC says HC judge has no business to give interview to news channel about pending cases

12:46 PM

SC seeks report from Calcutta HC Registrar whether HC judge hearing school jobs-for-bribes case gave interview to news channel

12:43 PM

He is an experienced leader. His comments are important…Now, anyone can think & understand what they want: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s statement on MVA